People


Sponsored Programs

Lori Burchard - Director, Sponsored Programs
email: lburchar@kent.edu

  • Identifies external funding opportunities and facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations
  • Reviews proposals for compliance with application guidelines and university policies and authorizes submission
  • Conducts workshops on various grant related topics
  • Reviews, negotiates and accepts grants and contracts on behalf of Kent State University
  • Reviews and approves subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
  • Approves requests for pre-award costs, budget revisions, no-cost extensions and other grant modifications
  • Advises on all aspects of proposal development and award administration

145C CWH
Phone: 330-672-7946
Fax: 330-672-7991

 

Becky Hayes - Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs (Pre-Award)
email: rlhayes@kent.edu

  • Conducts faculty workshops on proposal writing and funding opportunities
  • Identifies external funding opportunities and prepares newsletters
  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
  • Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
  • Reviews and negotiates grants and contracts on behalf of Kent State University
  • Administers the Ohio Board of Regents Research Incentive funding program for the University

134E CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991


Beverly Robertson - Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs (Post-Award)
email: brobert1@kent.edu

  • Assists with implementation of grant awards including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with all terms and conditions
  • Develops spending plans and works with Grants Accounting to establish grant funds
  • Processes and approves grant related personnel forms, including faculty summer appointments on grants
  • Produces external funding reports
  • Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals

134C CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991


Amanda Lindsay - eRA Support Analyst
email: alindsay@kent.edu

  • Provides administration and support of electronic research administration (eRA) systems
  • Assists with Pre- and Post-Award Coeus implementation, maintenance and conducts training
  • Creates and updates documentation for use of eRA systems
  • Assists with office implementation of the AppXtender document imaging application
  • Maintains reports of sponsored programs proposal data from Coeus

136 CWH
Phone: 330-672-3026
Fax: 330-672-7991

 

Diana Skok - Sponsored Programs Administrator

email: dskok@kent.edu

  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
  • Provides funding information and materials
  • Prepares and reviews subcontracts for inter-institutional collaboration on awards
  • Processes and approves grant related personnel forms, including faculty summer appointments on grants
  • Establishes grant accounts, develops spending plans, assists with post-award budget revisions

134A CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991


Charmaine Streharsky - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email:cstreha1@kent.edu

  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
  • Assists with Awards administration
  • Develops spending plans

143 CWH
Phone: 330-672-2070
Fax: 330-672-7991


Susan Tribuzzo - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email: stribuzz@kent.edu

  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
  • Provides funding information and materials
  • Establishes grant accounts, develops spending plans, prepares budget revisions and updates
  • Processes continuation and supplemental awards 
  • Monitors and maintains department supply needs
  • Assists with processing grant related personnel forms
  • Serves as recorder of staff meetings
  • Supervises student workers

134 CWH
Phone: 330-672-3725
Fax: 330-672-7991


Mark van 't Hooft - Sponsored Programs Administrator
email: mvanthoo@kent.edu
  • Develops proposal budgets and reviews and submits proposals
  • Assists with post-award budget processes including budget revisions and reporting
  • Develops spending plans and works with Grants Accounting to establish grant funds
  • Manages workflow for conflict of interest forms
  • Liaison to university departments, distribution of spending plans

134 CWH
Phone: 330-672-1630
Fax: 330-672-7991

 

Paul Odell-Scott, Student Assistant

Aaron Cain, Student Assistant

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